Juvenile Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)

Juvenile Butcherbird

I had thought that it might have been a Grey Butcherbird, but the buff-coloured breast patch marks it out as a juvenile of the Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)…

July 6, 2021 · 1 min
Resin exudate from the trunk of a Smudgee tree

Resin Source

Wild native bees such as Tetragonula carbonaria seem to use collected resin for a variety of purposes…

March 10, 2021 · 1 min
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Koala Reasoning

It is always great to see koala in regenerated bushland. After all, they seem cuddly and definitely photogenic animals. But I think there is another reason that we should celebrate them now…

February 21, 2021 · 1 min
Scribbles on the trunk of Eucalyptus racemosa

Nature Scribbles

The Seven Hills Reserve has a few Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus racemosa) trees that stand out at this time of year with their smooth, pale yellow trunks…

February 21, 2021 · 2 min
Flowering Bursaria spinosa

Hidden Lives of Insects

The [Black Thorn (Bursaria spinosa) not only has a beautiful floral display it also comes armed with long spikes to deter predators. But it also plays host to a mutually beneficial relationship between two insects…

January 27, 2021 · 1 min